- Descrito por / Described by:
Browmen Presswell, Stanley H. Weitzman & Tereza Bergquist, 2000

- Nome original / Original name:
Skiotocharax meizon

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
Skiotocharax meizon, a new genus and species of fish from Guyana with a discussion of its relationships (Characiformes: Crenuchidae).

- Publicado em / Published in:
Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 2): 175-192.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Tributário do rio Mazaruni, a montante de Aruwai Falls, aproximadamente 6°18'46"N, 60°35'41"W, Guiana. / Tributary of the Mazaruni River, upstream of Aruwai Falls, about 6°18'46"N, 60°35'41"W, Guyana.